The settlement ends a lawsuit filed by the family of Kevin Arellano, who was shot and killed by a Santa Ana officer in 2013.
Category: News Briefs
Orange County news briefs were the short items that did not need a full story of their own: a vote taken, a filing made, a number released. The newsroom stopped filing here in 2025 and the archive stays, newest first.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Postpones Vote on City Attorney Appointment
Anaheim City Council members Tuesday, with no explanation, postponed a vote to appoint a controversial candidate to the city’s vacant city attorney post.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Mega Development Next to Angel Stadium Gains Anaheim Council Approval
Approval of the mega-development in the Platinum Triangle had been held up due to fierce opposition from Angels Baseball, but the team and the Hong Kong-based developer reached an accord in recent weeks.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Appellate Court Hears Arguments in DA Recusal Case
The 4th District Court of Appeal heard arguments Monday on a judge’s order barring Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ office from prosecuting mass murderer Scott Evans Dekraai.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
One Man’s Experiences at the Courtyard Transitional Center
Igmar Rodas, an outspoken member of the homeless community at the downtown Santa Ana Civic Center, spent a week chronicling his visits to the homeless shelter and service center the county just opened at the old downtown bus terminal.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Anaheim Police Chief and Top Deputy Being Investigated for Time Card Fraud
Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada and Deputy Chief Dan Cahill are under investigation for allegedly falsifying time cards, after a fellow police officer raised the allegations in a memo obtained by ABC7 News.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories, Transportation
Supervisor Spends a Night at Bus Terminal Homeless Shelter
Orange County First District Supervisor Andrew Do spent the night at the county’s newly opened homeless shelter and service center in downtown Santa Ana last Thursday. He said he “learned a lot” from the experience.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Mayor Is Once Again Late in Filing Financial Disclosures
Miguel Pulido is now more than a week late in filing his state-mandated campaign disclosures and remains the only city council candidate who has yet to file. The mayor has a checkered history when it comes to financial disclosures.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove’s Night at the Waterpark Amounted to 58k Donation to Mayoral Candidate
The free night at the Great Wolf Lodge waterpark enjoyed by about 2,000 Garden Grove residents at the end of August amounted to a $58,000 donation to Councilman Steve Jones’ mayoral campaign, according to his most recent disclosures.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Thousands Urge Knott’s to Reopen Controversial Halloween Show
As of 5 p.m. Thursday, 3,791 people had signed a change.org petition asking Knott’s Berry Farm to reverse its decision Tuesday to close a virtual reality scare show featuring patients in a mental institution.
